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News& Notes: Cruz '92 fires spokesperson over video controversy

News& Notes: Cruz '92 fires spokesperson over video controversy

Jessica Li

Texas Senator Ted Cruz ’92 asked his communications director Rick Tyler to resign Monday after Tyler allegedly distributed a video on Facebook which falsely depicted Florida Senator Marco Rubio being dismissive of the Bible, according to an article from CNN.The controversy surfaced after The Daily Pennsylvanian, the student newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania, uploaded a video of Rubio in which he said, “Got a good book there,” speaking to a staff member on Cruz’s campaign who was reading a book outside a hotel in South Carolina.At this point, the audio in the video becomes hard to understand, according to The Daily Pennsylvanian.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

Veterans for Princeton organization formed to oppose construction on historic field

Jessica Li

Over 70 veterans, historians and preservationists gathered at The Nassau Inn Monday morning to announce the creation of Veterans for Princeton, an organization dedicated to opposing the construction proposed by the Institute for Advanced Study.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

Cara McCollum '15 passes away after car crash last week

Myrial Holbrook

Cara McCollum ’15 passed away early Monday morning at Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., a week after sustaining critical injuries in a crashlast Monday on Route 55, according to NJ.com.Cooper University Hospital did not respond to request for comment.According to a post on the Facebook page titled “Prayers for Cara,” McCollum passed away Monday morning at 4:31 a.m., accompanied by her family in the operating room.

NEWS | 02/22/2016

News&Notes: Cruz '92 places in South Carolina Republican primary, Bush drops presidential candidacy

Annie Yang

Businessman Donald J. Trump, Florida senator Marco Rubio and Texas senator Ted Cruz '92 remain front-runners in the Republican presidential race after placing in the top three in South Carolina's primary, according to the New York times. Trump won all 50 delegates and 32.5 percent of the vote, leading second place finisher Rubio by a 10 percent margin.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

USG discusses Lawnparties budget, wellness

Katherine Oh

The Undergraduate Student Government senate discussed spring Lawnparties budget and student wellness during their weekly meeting on Feb.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

U. graduate students organize a protest in solidarity with India's JNU

Andie Ayala

Some University Graduate students organized a protest on Friday in solidarity with India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University where Kanhaiya Kumar, the president of the school’s Students' Union, was arrested by the police under charges of sedition. The protesters gathered in front of Firestone Library at 2 p.m.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

James Heckman GS'71 talks inequality, early childhood education

Kristin Qian

At the Alumni Day lecture on Saturday, James Madison Medal winner James Heckman GS '71 highlighted the importance of non-cognitive skills in human achievement, early childhood education and family influence on inequality in society.The James Madison Medal is the highest honor bestowed upon an alumnus or an alumna of the Graduate School who has had a distinguished career, achieved a record of outstanding public service or advanced the cause of graduate education.Heckman’s medal inscription read that he is “renowned for theoretical advances in economics and for applying them to enhance human development."Heckman, who earned a Ph.D.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

General Mark Milley '80 talks service at Alumni day

Kristin Qian

Service is not about the self, despite the personal sacrifices needed to maintain our rights as free citizens, said General Mark Milley ’80, the 39thChief of Staff of the U.S.

NEWS | 02/21/2016

New eating club presidents hope to improve member events, sense of community

Caroline Lippman

All of the eating clubs with the exception of Tiger Inn have elected their Class of 2017 presidents for the coming year. Cannon Club elected Keelan Smithers '17 for its president, and Sean Poosson '17 got elected for Cap & Gown Club.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

News&Notes: Gilbert Jr. '09 does not show up to court, requests audience with "people at Cablevision"

Annie Yang

Thomas Gilbert Jr. ’09, who allegedly shot and killed his father Thomas Gilbert Sr. ’66lastJanuary, did not show up to his court trial on Wednesday and requested an audience with "people at Cablevision," according to New York Daily News. Gilbert had a history of delusions and reported in the past that he has been contacted through the television, according the New York Daily News. His case was open for a pre-trial update, but he failed to appear and refused to speak with his defense attorney. "My client would not give me reasons why he would not come to court," Gilbert Jr.'s attorney Alex Spiro reported to the judge Wednesday, New York Daily News reported. In an interview with the New York Daily News, Spiro said Gilbert Jr.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

News&Notes: Harvard Law School Activists Occupy Student Center

Daily Princetonian Staff

Reclaim Harvard Law, a group of student activists at Harvard Law School, occupied part of the school's Caspersen Student Center on Monday and plan to remain there indefinitely until their demands are met, according to the Harvard Crimson.The Crimson reported the activists wanted the Law School to reconsider using the family seal of the slave-owning Royall family, among other demands such as hiring more diverse faculty and creating a critical race theory program.Students also called the lounge "Belinda Hall" in honor of a former slave of its Law School benefactors and decided to claim a space that minority groups on campus lack, according to the Crimson.Although Harvard Law School's Dean Martha Minow appointed a committee to address these demands, students were dissatisfied with the administrators' response, according to the Crimson.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

Davis International Center, Economics department to relocate to 20 Washington Rd.

Samvida Venkatesh

Starting August 2016, 20 Washington Road will house most international programs, including the Davis International Center, and the Economics Department, according to Vice Provost for Space Programming and Planning Paul LaMarche. The building at 20 Washington Rd.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

University changes health plan provider, prescription costs for some medications may increase

Hannah Waxman

The University's Student Health Plan replaced provider from Catamaran/Express Scripts with OptumRx to reduce costs, according to Director of University Health Services Janet Finnie. The change became effective on Jan.

NEWS | 02/18/2016

Princeton Human Services, DREAM team join initiatives to support families potentially impacted by ICE raids

Myrial Holbrook

The Princeton Human Services Department and the University's DREAM Team, a student group that advocates immigration reform, joined initiatives to help families that may be impacted by U.S.

NEWS | 02/17/2016

Fertility doctor Hardy '81, accused of sexual misconduct, allegedly assaulted women as U. student

Maya Wesby

The University allegedly responded insufficiently to multiple allegations of sexual assault by fertility doctor Roger Ian Hardy ’81 while he was a student, according to the Boston Globe. Hardy did not respond to requests for comment. University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan noted that administrators who would have addressed this issue no longer work at the University.

NEWS | 02/17/2016

U. programs abroad not to be affected by Zika virus

Abhiram Karuppur

The University will not cancel or postpone any international travel programs due to the Zika virus epidemic, according to University Media Relations Specialist Min Pullan. The Zika virus causes fever, rash, joint pain, red eye, muscle pain and headache, according to theCDC. The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for several days to a week, and infected individuals usually don’t get sick enough to go to the hospital. Although Zika is rarely fatal, it may result in fetal defects.

NEWS | 02/17/2016

Congress sends letter to U., Seminary to request endowment spending

Marcia Brown

Several members of Congress recently sent a letter to 56 private colleges and universities with endowments over $1 billion including the University and the Princeton Theological Seminary to solicit information regarding how the institutions spend their endowments. The letter requests information regarding categories of assets in the endowment, investments outside the endowment, spending to manage the endowment and the institution’s Form 990, a tax document.

NEWS | 02/17/2016

Panel discusses gender roles in classroom, ways to make classes inclusive

Samvida Venkatesh

The classroom is a microcosm of the nation and is a space to rehearse democracy and thus conversations about who participates in the classroom should be encouraged, Dean of the College Jill Dolan noted in a panel discussion on the gender politics of the classrooms on Tuesday. Panelist Marni Morse ’17 noted that both students and professors play key roles in maintaining a respectful environment in the classroom while still promoting lively discussions.

NEWS | 02/16/2016

Cara McCollum '15 in critical condition after car accident

Myrial Holbrook

Cara McCollum ’15, Miss New Jersey 2013, is in critical condition at Cooper Health System after a car crash Monday night, according to The Press of Atlantic City. The Cooper Health System declined to comment, per the McCollum family’s wishes. McCollum was traveling north on Route 55 when her car spun off the road and hit a tree at mile marker 38.4 before hitting two other trees and coming to a stop on the embankment,according to NJ.com. Her airbag deployed in the crash, and she was not wearing a seatbelt,a report from New Jersey State Police reportsaid. McCollum was transported to Cooper Health Systems from the scene of the accident. In the report, police noted that speed and wet roads were factors in the accident.

NEWS | 02/16/2016

USG Academics Committee to administer survey for academic calendar changes

Caroline Lippman

The Academics Committee of the University Student Government is currently designing a survey to assess opinions on potential changes to the current academic calendar, according to former Academics Committee Chair Ramie Fathy ’16. The survey will be administered in early March to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as University faculty.

NEWS | 02/16/2016

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